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Interesting Places to Visit in Papeete, Tahiti
by Nick Marshall
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Most visitors arriving in Papeete, the capital city of Tahiti, tend to be in a hurry to move on up the coast or get to one of French Polynesia's other islands, but the port merits attention. Facing the ocean with the lush mountains as its backdrop, this low-rise, sultry South Pacific city has wide open spaces perfect for a stroll. While most of the island's best museums and key attractions are out of town, Papeete wins plaudits for its boisterous nightlife and warm welcome.
Shopping Venues
One of Papeete's most potent attractions is its shopping. The public market, referred to locally as Le Marche, is a block from the waterfront. More than 150 years old, it still operates daily under the intoxicating aroma of products that built the island's reputation: vanilla, coconut oil and orchids. The market is open from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., and "The Sydney Morning Herald" recommends starting early. Pick up fruit, vegetables and fresh fish or collectables such as a pareo, or wraparound skirt, and native wood carvings. Over the highway from the wooden boardwalk, the Centre Vaima is Papeete's first mall, selling high-end designer fashion you would expect from a French island. The center also has two cinemas, a nightclub and an art gallery.
French Polynesia is not renowned for budget eating, but with the price come some impressive memories. Dinner at Le Belvedere, for example, perched 2,000 feet up Mount Aorai overlooking Papeete, offers the chance to dine while watching the sun set over the port. A regular bus service and taxis run there from town. At the budget end, don't miss Vaiete Square after sundown, which comes alive with colorful food stalls, called roulottes. Grab a local specialty such as raw fish or some international snacks in a boardwalk ambiance. Start a night out at the lively 3 Brasseurs bar, the only microbrewery in Polynesia, before heading out to the nightclubs around Vaiete Square, which stay open until dawn.
Most of Tahiti's better known museums, such as the Gauguin and the Museum of Tahiti, are outside of town. But don't miss the notable Robert Wan Pearl Museum in the Centre Vaima downtown, which illustrates the cultural and economic importance of pearl fishing in the islands, particularly black pearls. This is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to pearls, and it includes the largest round cultured Tahitian pearl in existence. On the island that inspired Paul Gauguin, expect some galleries. Papeete hosts the Winkler, which is Tahiti's oldest, the Ganesha in the Vaima Center for Polynesian Fine Art and the Tropical Gallery opposite To'ata Park.
A far from strenuous walking tour following the waterfront takes in Papeete's somewhat modest selection of monuments and landmarks. Not to be missed are Bougainville Park -- named after Louis Bougainville, who discovered the island in 1768 -- and Paofai Gardens on the waterfront, with its shaded pagodas and neat lawns. Tarahoi Square is home to the government and administrative buildings, where Queen Pomare had her original palace in the 19th century, as well as the the French Polynesian Assembly and Presidential Palace. Fodor's praises the square for its tranquility and grandeur.
Fodors: Tahiti. Tropics Gallery
Ganesha Gallery
Robert Wan Pearl Museum
Frommer's: Papeete Watefront
Frommer's: Les 3 Brasseurs
Tahiti Tourism: 100 Things to Do on Tahiti
The Sydney Morning Herald: 24 Hours in Papeete
Princess Cruises: Tahiti
The New York Times: The Fragile Paradise That Tahiti Used to Be
Nick Marshall is a UK-based writer specializing in trends and best-practice in the B2B sector.
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The James Riley Josselyn House is a historic home in Eastlake Weir, Florida, United States. It is located at 13845 Alternate US 27. On July 13, 1993, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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External links

 Marion County listings at National Register of Historic Places
 Marion County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Florida
Houses in Marion County, Florida
Vernacular architecture in Florida
Colonial Revival architecture in Florida

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During this workshop you'll explore the range of options available for designing and carving a print block - exploring not only carving techniques, but how to get the most out of both the positive and negative space in your design.
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European silver medallists Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow won the gold medal in the 10 Synchro on the opening day of action at the British Diving Championships in Sheffield.
The World Cup bronze medallists put in a dominant performance in the final to continue their development as a pair.
Daley (Dive London) and Goodfellow (Plymouth Diving) started the competition well with 102.60 points after their required dives and opened the optional rounds with their Inward 3 ½ Somersaults tucked.
They scored 79.68 and then their highest scoring dive was their Front 4 ½ Somersaults tucked with a total of 95.46.
They finished with a score of 444.48 to take their first British title as a pair.
"I think that competition was steady for us," Daley said. "It's what you want to do at a national championships.
"We have bonded as a pair pretty well and we've only been doing synchro for under a year and the performances speak for themselves," Goodfellow said.
They were joined on the podium by City of Sheffield's Elliott Beeden and Conrad Lewandowski who scored 312.36.
Ross Haslam (City of Sheffield) and James Heatly (Edinburgh Diving) nabbed gold with their strong finish to the men's 3m Synchro as they beat Ross' brother Jack to the title.
Haslam and Heatly were competing together for the first time since winning silver at the European Games in Baku.
They performed their Front 2 ½ Somersaults 2 Twists piked to a score of 70.38 and finished with a score of 364.83.
Freddie Woodward and Jack Haslam (City of Sheffield) won the silver with a score of 363.60 and Matty Lee and Anthony Harding (City of Leeds) won bronze with 325.23 points. Yona Knight-Wisdom (Jamaica) and James Denny (City of Leeds) finished third with a guest entry. They scored 340.53.
European silver medallists Alicia Blagg and Becky Gallantree won the British title in the women's 3m Synchro after securing a total of 288.69.
The City of Leeds pair put in a consistent performance to secure over 60 points for each optional dive.
Their best scoring dive came in the last round with their Front 3 ½ Somersaults piked for a score of 67.89.
Tonia Couch (Plymouth Diving) and Lois Toulson (City of Leeds) took gold with a promising performance in the women's 10m Synchro.
The pair scored consistently throughout the rounds and secured 70.08 points with their Back 2 ½ Somersaults 1 ½ Twists piked.
They finished the competition with a total of 293.22.


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Santander is Latin America's best bank for small and medium-sized enterprises. Many banks have SME offerings but few, if any, use the segment so effectively as one of the fundamental drivers of its growth.
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+SPD: A boon in Speed is a fantastic choice for Siegbert, as it boosts both his offensive and defensive capabilities by allowing him to better perform and avoid follow-up attacks.
+ATK: Increasing raw damage is always helpful with Siegbert being no exception, making Attack another great choice of boon.
DEF: While raising it is not a priority, Siegbert prefers to keep his Defense neutral in order to keep his solid physical bulk of 72 intact.
HP: Similarly, Siegbert would rather avoid his superbane in HP (-4 reduction rather than the standard -3), as it can be detrimental to his overall survivability.
-RES: Resistance is Siegbert's weakest stat and the best bane that he can receive, as dropping it further will hardly affect his overall performance.
This build focuses purely on offense by utilizing Siegbert's personal weapon, Dark Greatsword. As such, Siegbert prefers boons in key offensive stats such as Attack and Speed in order to maximize his damage output. With Dark Greatsword bolstering Siegbert's already impressive Attack on initiation, Draconic Aura makes for a very effective choice of Special. One can also choose to run Dragon Fang for more raw power at the cost of a longer cooldown.
Having it already built into his weapon, Siegbert can also run Swift Sparrow in his A slot for a staggering +8 boost to his Attack and Speed on initiation. Fury makes for another good choice; not only does it improve Siegbert's overall bulk at the cost of 2 Attack/Speed, the 6 damage recoil taken after combat makes it easier to get into the HP range of Desperation. Otherwise, Siegbert's native Death Blow makes for a solid budget option by giving him a strong boost to his Player Phase Attack.
While Desperation itself is the centerpiece of many offense-oriented builds, Siegbert's impressive physical bulk opens the door for additional options. Both Chill Spd and Chill Def provide strong debuff support for both Siegbert and his teammates. However, these skills may not always land on their desired target. For his C slot, both Hone Cavalry and Atk Tactic make for great team support options on and off a cavalry-centric team respectively.
Last but not least, Siegbert has several options for his Sacred Seal slot. Thanks to his high Attack on initiation, Siegbert makes very effective of Heavy Blade, allowing him to activate his Specials at a much more frequent rate. Alternatively, Quick Riposte can be used in order to give Siegbert longevity against units that are too fast for him to double. In particular, this allows Siegbert to defeat opponents such as Ayra, Lucina, and Soleil in the Enemy Phase. Otherwise, Attack +3 and Speed +3 remain good choices for providing Siegbert with a solid offensive stat boost.
Despite his personal weapon and statline leaning mostly towards the role of an offensive unit, Siegbert can perform exceedingly well at the role of Enemy Phase as well. In addition to Attack and Speed, Defense also makes for a suitable choice of boon by making him more resilient to physical attacks as well as adding additional damage into Defense-scaling Specials such as Bonfire and Ignis.
For his Special, Aether grants Siegbert the ability to be a self-sustaining tank through its healing aspect. However, this comes at the cost of an exceptionally long cooldown. It is recommended that one uses the Heavy Blade Sacred Seal in order to mitigate this. For a purely offensive approach, both Bonfire and Ignis pair well with Siegbert's high Defense for consistently high damage output.
Moving on to main skills, Steady Stance gives Siegbert an extremely strong boost to his Defense when initiated on as well as the effect of Guard. This fits the Enemy Phase playstyle perfectly, as it greatly increases Siegbert's survivability by massively boosting his physical bulk as preventing his opponents from activating their Specials. Though it doesn't give as big of a boost to his physical bulk, Sturdy Stance makes for a solid alternative by also boosting raw damage during the Enemy Phase.
Quick Riposte is an essential skill, as it guarantees Siegbert's follow-up attack in the Enemy Phase. Assuming Siegbert is not running Steady Stance in his A slot, one can choose to move Quick Riposte to the Sacred Seal slot in favor of running Guard as his B skill. Guard will greatly reduce damage taken from opponents that rely on activating their Special such as Black Knight and Zelgius. This also applies to all armored units running Bold Fighter, as their follow-up attacks cannot be avoided if they initiate on Siegbert, along with granting them additional Special charge.
Smoke skills such as Atk Smoke and Def Smoke are great choices for Siegbert's C slot. Atk Smoke makes him a better overall tank by reducing the damage output of opponents around him after combat while Def Smoke will increase his own damage output against the affected targets. As for Sacred Seals, Atk/Def Bond makes for a very strong option by boosting both Siegbert's physical bulk and damage when adjacent to an ally, suiting his Enemy Phase playstyle perfectly. Close Def is another good choice, as it will reduce damage taken from all melee opponents when initiated on. If not already being used in the B slot, Quick Riposte seal is pivotal in allowing Siegbert to consistently perform follow-up attacks in the Enemy Phase. The same applies to Atk Smoke, which can also be run here if it is not already being used in the C slot.
In sharp contrast to his father, Xander, Siegbert leans heavily towards the role of a Player Phase unit and a powerful one at that. In addition to sporting great values in both Attack and Speed, Siegbert hits it out of the park with his unique weapon. Dark Greatsword complements Siegbert's offensive playstyle perfectly thanks to its built-in effect of Swift Sparrow granting him an additional +4 Attack and Speed upon initiation. Furthermore, his physical bulk stands firm at a base value of 72.
Siegbert's greatest weakness is his abysmal magical bulk. With only 16 Resistance and 57 magical bulk total, Siegbert is susceptible to getting taken out in only a single hit by magical-damage dealing opponents. While Siegbert's status as a cavalry unit grants him enhanced movement as well as class-exclusive buffs, it also acts has its downsides. Not only is he susceptible to effective weapons such as Riderbane and Wolf tomes, his movement can be severely hindered by terrain obstacles such as forests and trenches.
Regardless, Siegbert performs exceptionally well at his role and can benefit any team in need of a strong offensive unit.
Siegbert's 34/35 Attack/Speed spread make him highly proficient in taking enemies out in a single round of combat.
Complementing his offensive stats, Siegbert's personal weapon bolsters his offensive prowess even further by granting him +4 Attack and Speed on initiation.
Siegbert has a solid physical bulk of 72, making him a suitable physical tank as well as an effective user of Defense-scaling Specials such as Bonfire and Ignis depending on the skill-set he is running.
Siegbert's low magical bulk of 57 causes him to get massively chunked, if not outright killed in one hit by magic-based attacks.
Although being a cavalry unit has its advantages, it can also be a detriment. On top of forests and trenches making it harder to navigate maps, Siegbert has an innate weakness to cavalry effective weapons.
As a cavalry unit, Siegbert appreciates fellow cavalry allies that can provide him with powerful class-exclusive buffs such as Hone Cavalry and Fortify Cavalry. With his poor magical bulk, Siegbert also enjoys magically bulky teammates that can tank hits for him. This also applies to green units that can cover his Weapon Triangle disadvantage. Finally, refreshers give Siegbert massive longevity through the extra turn they provide, as it allows him to get into more favorable positions.
Cavalry: SM-Eirika, Gunnthrá, WT-Olwen, Legendary Ephraim, and Reinhardt all make for fantastic teammates by providing Siegbert with powerful buffs such as Hone Cavalry and Fortify Cavalry while keeping up with his high movement.
Magically Bulky Units: Micaiah, Lute, Halloween Henry, Delthea, Sheena, and Fae are all strong allies, as they can tank magical hits while keeping Siegbert safe. Delthea and Lute can also function as a buffer and debuffer respectively.
Strong Greens: Hector, Nino, Fallen Male Robin, Female Kana, and Myrrh all perform well in checking both physical and magical blues that may pose a threat to Siegbert.
Refreshers: Performing Inigo, Ninian, Lene, and New Years Azura are among many great choices that provide Siegbert with fantastic support through an extra turn, allowing him to move into more favorable positions.
Siegbert has absolutely atrocious Resistance, so any well placed blue magical attack will severely dent him. Past that, any bulky blue with damage mitigation skills such as Steady Breath or Close Def will be able to wall Siegbert will little problems.
Magical damage dealers: Nowi, Delthea, Lute, Reinhardt, and Linde can all make short work of Siegbert's sparse magical bulk.
Physically bulky blues: Fallen Hardin, Effie, Winter Robin, Female Corrin, and Lukas can easily mitigate the amount of damage that Siegbert can do thanks to their high physical bulk and Weapon Triangle advantage. In addition, units that utilize the skill Guard can completely wall him off by preventing him from activating his Specials.
Effective Weapons: Anti-cavalry weapons, both physical and magic alike will easily tear through Siegbert's health bar due to their high damage multiplier. Common users include Micaiah, Gray, and Gerome.
Basically Brave Roy, but better. When Siegbert initiates attack, he will gain an additional +10 Atk and +4 Spd, thus increasing the chance of a Special Cooldown Charge from Heavy Blade 3 with his high Atk, and since his speed is high as well, getting more Spd will increase the chance of making a follow up attack, and Swordbreaker 3 will also play a huge role as well.
Like Cherche, but on a horse with a sword. He should be able to one round anything in his way, then Hit and Run back to safety. Push comes to shove, he's basically Brave Roy if you give him Desperation.
Merged +1. This is his most effective build, in a horse cavalry team. I might try to include him in an arena team, in which case his build becomes: "/double rally/galeforce.
skills: swift sparrow 2/wrath/atk tactic. I'm still researching whether wrath accelerates cooldown when galeforce is equipped. If not, I'll use Wings of Mercy in the B slot.
61 atk + 43 spd for every attack is no joke, and wait until Desperation hits. This guy completely (in a way, yeah.) dismisses the weapon triangle after 2 hits and that Draconic Aura proc.
Dark GreatswordGrants Atk/Spd+4 during combat if unit initiates combat.
Death Blow 1Grants Atk+2 if unit initiates combat.
Death Blow 2Grants Atk+4 if unit initiates combat.
Death Blow 3Grants Atk+6 if unit initiates combat.


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Q: WPF: Scale Grid without scaling content Is it possible to apply a scale transform a Grid's columns and rows without scaling the content?
I would like the content of each cell to simply resize to fit the cell without being scaled (e.g. font size of text remains the same).
For example, in the following piece of XAML I would like the buttons to resize rather than scale:
<Grid Name="grid1" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5, 0.5">
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <ColumnDefinition Width="300" />
                <ColumnDefinition Width="300" />
                <ColumnDefinition Width="300" />
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                <RowDefinition Height="80"/>
                <RowDefinition Height="80"/>
            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <Grid.RenderTransform>
                <ScaleTransform ScaleX="{Binding Value, ElementName=slider1 }" ScaleY="{Binding Value, ElementName=slider1 }"
                                />
            </Grid.RenderTransform>
            <Button Content="Button3" Margin="6" Name="button3" />
            <Button Content="Button4" Grid.Column="1" Margin="6" Name="button4" />
            <Button Content="Button5" Grid.Column="2" Margin="6" Name="button5" />
            <Button Content="Button6" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" Margin="6" Name="button6" />
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A: With the method you're applying, this isn't possible because the transform will apply to the rendering of all child controls, too.
However, by the look of your code, you want to resize your grid's columns based on the position of a slider.  An easier way would be to set all the columns to Width="*" (which will have the effect of each column having equal width), remove your transform, and bind the width of the grid as a whole to the slider instead (you may need to adjust the range of your slider to suit!).
This will have different effect to a RenderTransform, though, because a RenderTransform won't affect any of the surrounding layout, and changing the Width will.  Post a comment if that will be a problem and maybe there's another solution...

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We got married in October 1997 and bought our first home in August 1998. At the very same time, Mom and Dad decided to move to a different neighborhood within the same town. We ended up buying our houses within a mile of each other, and I think we even moved in within the same week. What an exciting and tiring time!
In this photo, Matt's older brother, Tom, is helping us unload more stuff at our new house. My brother, Phil, was also helping and probably took this shot.
I followed the Creative Scrappers sketch below and used patterned papers from Pink Paislee's Hometown Summer 6×6 pack and October Afternoon's Campire 8×8 pad. They're both older collections, and I love how well they worked together. I created the background grid of pinked-edged circles and cut it on my Silhouette.
Today's layout tells my own "nailed it" story.
The gauntlet had been thrown down. Tensions were high as the two of us went to work looking up recipes and making shopping lists for our entries in the contest. Phil decided to go with the always popular (and a bit too obvious, in my opinion) pumpkin pie, while I fearlessly chose to try a new-to-me recipe for peach chiffon pie. I felt confident but nervous.
Aunt Mary Lou and Earl arrived. Everyone was excitedly catching up and in the good spirits of the holiday. Phil had already baked his contest pie, and it was my turn.
Now, those of you who only know me online won't really understand unless I tell you just how much I like to talk. I am a TALKER. So while I was putting together the all-important pie crust, Aunt Mary Lou parked herself just to the end of the counter where I was working, and we talked. A lot.
I suspect that chemists don't chat while they're mixing chemicals, but that's just a hunch born of my experience on that fateful Thanksgiving Day. At the very least I can conclude that were I a chemist, I should keep my mouth shut while measuring ingredients for my experiments. Are you picking up what I'm putting down here?
I put my crust in to bake and began the task of mixing the silky, sweet, peachy filling—which would be added to the crust and then baked again. At the appointed time I checked on my crust, but I was surprised to find that it hadn't browned. At all. So I gave it a little more time. But extra time and high temperatures had no effect on the color of my crust. I finally shrugged off this bump in the road, took the pale crust out of the oven, added the filling and popped it back in for its second round of baking.
My confidence at taking home the blue ribbon remained unshaken at this point.
Fast forward to the end of the day's feast. To a bit of fanfare Mom brought out the ballots and explained to the judges the categories upon which they should score the entries (appearance 10%, filling & crust 40% and overall flavor 50%). Phil and I were asked to cut and serve our pies after the judges had been given the opportunity to rate the appearance of each. Once everyone at the table had been served, the room quieted for the first bites.
My nerves did not allow me to take a taste right away; I was more interested in watching for the reactions of the judges. So I didn't immediately understand why the room remained eerily quiet as they all chewed. Earl's face reddened noticeably. Mom and Dad shot questioning glances at each other. Phil choked and spat out his mouthful. And Spenser the schnauzer hid under the couch after willingly taking the bit of crust Earl had offered him. But it was Aunt Mary Lou who finally broke the silence by blurting an expletive. And then pandemonium reigned. Everyone gagged and gasped and shouted over each other. They laughed. And laughed some more. I was crestfallen but finally took a tiny bite of my own pie. Oh myyy.
I had obviously switched the measurements for the salt with the sugar. The extra salt had kept the crust from browning on the first baking. And then it leached up into the peach chiffon filling during the second baking. What a fiasco—but a very funny one.
Of course, Phil won the contest. Whatever. He can have the blue ribbon. Because I have the honor of being the reason for one of the funniest family stories we have. To this day we still refer to that year as our Salt Pie Thanksgiving.
I followed sketch 281 from Creative Scrappers and mainly used products from October Afternoon's "Apple Cider" line. I created my title using the Silhouette and used several stickers from the Carta Bella "Homemade with Love" kit.
Note: I'm submitting this to the Paper Issues Let Me Espresso My Gratitude link party.
In my opinion, there's no better way to celebrate and appreciate the wonder of the fall season than to be out in nature.
In Austin, Texas, there are often whole autumn seasons that are rather colorless. We don't have a lot of the types of trees that change color in a bold way. Add to that the fact that many of our summers are too dry to offer the right conditions for great color change in the ones that can.
But we are fortunate to be only a few hours from Lost Maples State Natural Area, where there is a combination of steep limestone canyons, springs, plateau grasslands, wooded slopes and clear streams. It features a large, isolated stand of uncommon Uvalde bigtooth maple, whose fall foliage can be spectacular.
Each fall I track the fall foliage reports offered on the park's website, and Matt and I try to make the trip (thought it doesn't always happen, as it is about three hours' drive). The photos on this layout are from November 2013. It was a perfect day to go on the strenuous five-mile hike to see the colors and take photos. What a great way to get out of town and revel in the beauty of nature!
The background paper is from the Fancy Pants "Happy-Go-Lucky" collection, and the other patterns are from October Afternoon's "Apple Cider." I embellished with stickers from Echo Park's "Reflections Fall" and "Fall Fever" collections and added some hand stitching to bring out the turquoise in the patterns.
A few days ago I shared a layout about an old friendship of ours with a man named Jeremy, who both Matt and I worked and were friends with several years ago. Today's layout features photos of Jeremy's family from last November when they came to town. It was the first time we had met his new wife, Emily, and little girl, Ella. They were delightful.
I followed this sketch from the Creative Scrappers Birthday Bash and used papers mostly from BasicGrey and October Afternoon. I created the title on my Silhouette.
These lyrics from the Peter Frampton song, Baby I love your way, made me think of this little private island we saw on our cruise to the Caribbean in 2005.
The sixth sketch challenge has been posted at the new SCRAP & MUSIC challenge blog! Head over to the site to grab the sketch and play along. This sixth sketch came with the song "Baby I love your way" by Peter Frampton.
The background paper on this layout is from the October Afternoon "Midway" collection, and the other little bits are mostly from their "Seaside" line.
Once I decided that I wanted to use several lines of the lyrics from the chosen song, I knew the best/easiest way to achieve that would be to cut the text out of the background paper (with my Cameo) and back it with cardstock. Then it occurred to me that it would be fun to make each line of the title a different color, so that's how this ombre effect came into being. I'm really happy with the juxtaposition of the ombre blue title with the oranges and yellows I used around the photos, mimicking the colors of the Caribbean!


ConocoPhillips (COP) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $39 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and asset impairment costs, came to 60 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 62 cents per share.
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They have these trees in Thailand which seem to grow sideways … how, I have no clue !
My guess is they grow sideways to take fuller advantage of sunlight.
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year, Don! This would be my choice for the holidays…or any day for that matter.
I'm trying to add "cut and paste" photos to my blog. How do you do it? Yours look excellent and I'd like to try adding visuals myself.
I am impressed about the nature's esthetics. The trees seem to tend reaching the depth of the water.
Wow, this is gorgeous. We hope to get there one day… so much money, but I want for little Dorian to become a world traveler. She has had views from all over the world on WordPress, so she is a little world traveler online. I hope to fill up the entire map for her– lit up like a Christmas tree. 🙂 Again, this is truly beautiful.
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Oshinkoshin Waterfall (Oshinkoshin-no-taki [オシンコシンの滝])
Utoro / Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
Asia >> Japan >> Hokkaido >> Shiretoko National Park, Utoro
About Oshinkoshin Waterfall (Oshinkoshin-no-taki [オシンコシンの滝])
Hiking Distance: almost roadside
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Waterfall Longitude: 144.93536
The Oshinkoshin Waterfall (Oshinkoshin-no-taki [オシンコシンの滝]) was a very beautiful wide fan-type waterfall that was kind of split in the middle by a tree-covered rock as the water made it way into the Sea of Okhotsk not much further downstream. In a way, Julie and I thought of it as a precursor to the gorgeous and naturesque beauty of Shiretoko National Park as this waterfall was for all intents and purposes right at its doorstep!
From the elongated roadside car park (see directions below), we walked up a short but wide stairway terminating at the misty front of the falls. The higher up we went on the steps, the more mistier it got so most of the photos we took of it were at an angle looking from the bottom up. In order to get full frontal shots of the falls, we would've needed a very wide angle lens as well as some luck since the swirling mist most certainly got our camera lenses wet.
Julie and I weren't sure if there was another way to get different views of this waterfall from its top. We made this speculation because we did see what appeared to be railings up there. If true, then in hindsight, we probably should've taken the time to look for a way to go up there so we could experience a top down perspective of the falls backed by the Sea of Okhotsk. Further adding fuel to our speculation, I thought I did notice some photo to that effect on some tourist brochures.
On the other side of the road (definitely have to cross it carefully as cars quickly speed on this stretch of highway), we could see what was left of the cascading stream spilling right into the sea. The rocky coastline limited what we could see up and down the coast, but given how cold it was up here, this was certainly no place for a swim!
The name of the falls was actually an Ainu word, which might explain why there are so many characters in its written name in Japanese. I suspect most of those characters were probably sound characters to aid in its pronunciation. We're not sure what its meaning was though.
The Ainu were natives of Japan, especially in the Hokkaido region. In a way, it was almost analogous to how one might see the influence and/or presence of Eskimos in Alaska or Sami people in northern Scandinavia. The Ainu were part of the heritage of this region of Japan so we noticed a few small towns and museums (including one in Sapporo) devoted to these people as we toured throughout much of Hokkaido.
It took us a brutally long 5-hour drive to get from Asahikawa to Oshinkoshin Waterfall along a combination of Hwy 40 (to get out of Asahikawa), Hwy 39, and Hwy 334. Unfortunately, the 50km/h speed limit throughout much of the drive didn't help in that regard.
We switched from Hwy 39 to Hwy 334 at Abashiri, and then continued further east to Shari. The drive from Shari to Utoro was about an hour or so to the north along the northeastern coastline at a leisurely pace.
Eventually as the Hwy 334 was about to approach a tunnel, we spotted the elongated roadside parking lot for the Oshinkoshin Waterfall on our right. The car park was large enough to accommodate a bunch of cars and a handful of tour buses.
On the other side of the tunnel, the town of Utoro (the closest civilization to the nearly pristine reserve Shiretoko National Park) sat another 10 minutes further. This was where Julie and I based ourselves for exploration of Shiretoko National Park.
For geographical context, Asahikawa was 137km (2 hours by car or 2 hours by train) northeast of Sapporo. Sapporo was about 9.5 hours by train or 90 minutes by flight from Tokyo. It was also possible to fly to Sapporo from Osaka (under 2 hours) or Kobe (2 hours; this was how we did it on our trip).
Direct look at the waterfall from close up
View of the cascade beneath the falls from the highway bridge
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Within the town of Utoro (just 10 minutes north of Oshinkoshin Waterfall) was this intriguing waterfall. We don't know much about this waterfall, including its name
A short distance further northeast of Utoro led us into the wild Shiretoko National Park, which included the beautiful Shiretoko Goko (Five Lakes)
Shiretoko National Park is known for wild Nature (there's practically no development here), and it wasn't unusual for us to see grazing deer. There's even bear activity in these parts!
About less than an hour drive south of Shari off Hwy 391 and a local access road was the beautiful crater lake called Lake Masho or Mashoko
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Voice [Sampled] — Sigrid Hausen

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COLUMBIA, SC—The DoubleTree by Hilton located here has been sold. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) represented the seller, Columbia Hotel and Conference Center LLC. North Carolina-based TT&C Hotel Group LLC/Smith Curry Hotel Group purchased the five-story property for an undisclosed amount. The buyer plans significant renovations to retain the DoubleTree by Hilton affiliation.
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The hotel offers 237 guestrooms, 23,000 sq. ft. of event/meeting space, a lounge, an on-site restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, business center, fitness center and gift shop. Nearby destinations include the University of South Carolina, the South Carolina State House, the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, the central business district and The Vista, a live-work-play area.
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Today is the birth anniversary of the 19th century Indian poet Mirza Ghalib. So, here's a song dedicated to him: Hazaron Khwaishen Aisi. It was, of course, written by Ghalib. Like most of Ghalib's poetry, this song has perhaps been sung by several singers and in different tunes. The version that I am singing was originally sung by Jagjit Singh for Gulzar's TV serial Mirza Ghalib. By the way, this is another impromptu kind of recording, but I hope you all like it.
The infidel might turn out to be my lover!
Yet I saw him entering the bar as I was leaving!
This is my one of favorite Gazal, and quite true for ours' life situations. You have sung by your heart,good.
Very good! Haven't heard the original but enjoyed listening to your rendition.


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Brent Constantin October 18, 2016
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A new Canada-wide poll has found that over a third of the country wants legal cannabis sold in dedicated dispensaries.
The Insights West survey found 36 per cent of Canadians want stand-alone businesses to be responsible for the sale of recreational cannabis products, while 29 per cent would rather buy from pharmacies. There were 16 per cent of respondents looking forward to buying from liquor stores.
Of those supporting dispensaries, the strongest favour came from Quebec (47 per cent), B.C. (38 per cent) and Atlantic Canada (37 per cent).
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Fourteen per cent are currently using dispensaries to get cannabis (that number jumped to 20 per cent for respondents aged 18–34), with 18 per cent in B.C. doing so. Four per cent are growing their own cannabis.
With dispensaries already open across the country, 74 per cent of Canadians want the government to allow them to continue to operate, with support highest in Atlantic Canada (84 per cent in favour of keeping the shops open).
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Three-quarters of the country believe that taxing cannabis will create revenue that will benefit Canadians and 71 per cent thing legalization will allow police to focus on more important things, instead of cannabis production and sales.
Sixty per cent of the country don't think it's guaranteed that cannabis revenues will benefit taxpayers and 58 per cent believe legalization will lead to more cases of impaired driving.
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Lebanese mourn editor killed in car bombing
Zeina Karam Associated Press
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Schools closed and television stations aired long tributes Tuesday to the slain editor of Lebanon's leading newspaper, the fourth anti-Syrian figure assassinated this year.
Gibran Tueni, 48, the general manager and chief columnist of the An-Nahar newspaper, died Monday morning when a car bomb struck his motorcade in Beirut's suburb of Mkalles.
A previously unknown group claimed responsibility for the bombing, which killed two other people and wounded 30. But Tueni's colleagues and political allies accused Syria, which denied involvement.
"Gibran Tueni is not dead. An-Nahar will continue," said the banner headline of Tuesday's An-Nahar. The front page carried a large picture of Tueni addressing a crowd at a massive anti-Syrian protest in March.
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora asked the United Nations for help investigating Tueni's assassination, calling Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday with a formal request for assistance, the official National News Agency reported.
Across Lebanon on Tuesday, schools and universities did not open and some shops and businesses were closed as a mark of respect. Many FM radio stations played classical music or national songs. Local TV stations devoted their programs to Tueni's assassination and ran live coverage of a Greek Orthodox church in Beirut where people were paying their condolences.
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Q: converting a dictionary to dataframe where keys and values each have their own columns I have a dictionary d:
d = dict({'foo': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'bar': ['d', 'e', 'f']})

how would I get a dataframe that looks like:
+-----+--------+
| Key | Values |
+-----+--------+
| foo | a      |
+-----+--------+
| foo | b      |
+-----+--------+
| foo | c      |
+-----+--------+
| bar | d      |
+-----+--------+
| bar | e      |
+-----+--------+
| bar | f      |
+-----+--------+

This doesn't answer my question:
Dictionary with values as lists to pandas dataframe frame

A: You can try this:
df = pd.DataFrame(d).stack().sort_values()

df
#Out[2037]:
#0  foo    a
#1  foo    b
#2  foo    c
#0  bar    d
#1  bar    e
#2  bar    f

A: After pandas 0.25
pd.Series(d).explode().reset_index()
Out[114]:
  index  0
0   foo  a
1   foo  b
2   foo  c
3   bar  d
4   bar  e
5   bar  f

A: You could do:
import pandas as pd

d = {'foo': ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'bar': ['d', 'e', 'f']}

df = pd.DataFrame([[key, value] for key, values in d.items() for value in values], columns=['keys', 'values'])
print(df)

Output
  keys values
0  foo      a
1  foo      b
2  foo      c
3  bar      d
4  bar      e
5  bar      f

As an alternative you could use explode:
df = pd.DataFrame({'keys': list(d.keys()), 'values': list(d.values())}).explode('values').reset_index(drop=True)
print(df)

Output
  keys values
0  foo      a
1  foo      b
2  foo      c
3  bar      d
4  bar      e
5  bar      f


Learning to like the Olympus 12-50?
Discussion in 'Native Lenses' started by dhazeghi, Aug 10, 2012.
My Olympus 12-50 finally arrived yesterday after several weeks waiting (store sent it to the wrong address, took some time to sort out...).
I didn't have time for more than a quick walk and few dozen snapshots, but I'm not exactly impressed so far. The lens is okay in the center at the wide end, there's really no resolution to speak of at the edges. Long end is more uniform, which is to say, uniformly mediocre. Initial impressions are that the Panasonic 14-140/4-5.8 is a fair bit sharper through the shared range, despite that lens being a 10x superzoom.
My 12-50 came as part of my OM-D kit. I liked the lens right from the start. I don't have many native lenses, so have little basis for comparison though. However, I've found that it is quite versatile for my purposes. Since adding a linear polarizer, I find it suits my purposes for landscapes, and the built-in macro function works well.
Mine came in the kit & it is the only M4/3's lens I have too. For better quality & shallower DoF I use the 4/3's ZD14-54 II lens, but it is a little slow to focus so it can't be used for too much action with subjects. The 12-50 lens is a versatile lens though & for an occasion where minimal is needed (& fast AF) & maybe also for a walk through a wet rainforest, it would be worthwhile (but the ZD14-54 II can also do that too).
I prefer my primes on the OM-D over the 12-50 and find that because of that the 12-50 is rarely on the camera. I also find the range a bit limiting, and much prefer the range (and IQ) of the 14-140, though truth be told I use that infrequently, too (hence my reason for putting it up for sale on eBay yesterday). BUT, that's not to say the 12-50 doesn't have its virtues. The main reasons I keep it are that the IQ isn't that bad for a walkabout lens that is weather resistant (main reason for keeping it honestly), and offers both macro capability and motorized zoom for video.
I've not really warmed up to my 12-50. I need to use it more and see if I can get more confidence in it. I have the PL25 and Oly 45 and generally find myself reaching for them. I also have the 40-150 and feel I get consistently better results from that than the 12-50.
I'm very much more into primes personally, but the range 12-50 is definitely appealing. The colour on this zoom is way nicer than the 14-42 and it's sharper, smoother, overall just much better. I couldn't go back from the 12-50 to the 14-42, no way. I've never shot with the panasonic kit zoom.
No, I don't really like it. It has an impressive list of features but I'm more interested in what it delivers. The edge performance at wide-angle makes me want to crop, which limits the usefulness of the 12mm focal length. As a kit lens for the E-M5 I feel there is a mis-match between the capabilities of the camera and the lens. When I want a zoom I'll reach for the 14-140mm or the 9-18mm.
you guys are obviously a lot more picky than me... I have been very happy with the 12-50....been using it as a walk around lens on holiday and have been happy enough with the performance... sure you don't get a shallow DOF... though you do in macro, and the bokeh is pleasant. Even the slow aperture doesn't seem to get in the way due to the IBIS and higher iSO performance.
For the price it seems to me to be a fine enough lens and does what the designers intended.
I agree, especially relative to the 14-140mm. I used both as general purpose/walk-around-type lenses during a photo-intensive two week vacation that I just returned from, and would have to say that the 14-140 significantly exceeded my expectations and the 12-50 unforunately did not meet them.
So you don't like it even stopped down a bit? I haven't used it very much, it seemed good (not prime or 12-35 like), I keep it mostly for the macro mode.
I can't get past the 50mm F6.3 part.
I'll go against the grain here. I'm not much of a standard zoom user...I much prefer primes in this range, and with the 12/2, 25/1.4 and 45/1.8, I'm pretty much set here. However, sometimes I just want to grab one lens and it needs to be versatile, but I usually don't shell out for high end zooms in this range because they just don't get used enough. I actually bought the 12-50 new/used (new, but split out from a kit so I didn't pay the $500 crazy price) after I had my E-M5 for a few months. So far I really like it. Sure, it's not going to challenge my primes in the image quality department, but for a single walk around zoom, I like it a lot. It's a great little travel zoom or something to slam in a bag with one camera for walking around with the family. Unlike the other kit zooms, the 12-50mm range is really useful, going from quite wide to decent telephoto, and while subject separation is non-existant due to the small aperture (though f/6.3 is only 1/3 stop slower than the f/5.6 that every other zoom is...) it's certainly met my expectations. It's decently sharp throughout the range (sure, there's some corner softness, and it's not going to break resolution records, but it's far from bad), and the macro mode actually has very nice image quality and is very useful to have in a walk around lens.
So, me? I like it quite a bit (though it'll still stay on the shelf more often than not due to how I shoot, but I'll definitely use it...) Plus, being weathersealed, it's a lens I can use when I need to shoot in inclement weather, which is quite nice.
For me the size + weather sealing + functions + range, make it an ideal hiking lens.
Sure it could be faster and have better resolution at some focal lengths (a lot of them actually), but all in all I rather like it, for hiking and outdoor nature uses... that being said I think it's over priced. As part of the kit $300 is "so-so okay" not a chance in hell I'd pay $500 for it though.
Also should be noted- I'm a prime lens sort of fellow, and only have 1 other zoom, a 45-150 Olympus.
A few weeks ago, when I was on a trip, it became very handy, because of the weather sealed properties. I like to have it also to play with macro shots. I am not a pixel peeper, so I can't comment on how sharp it is.
I'm with you. I think this lens is getting an undeserved bad rap. Good construction, weather sealing, internal zooming, useful macro feature, power zoom, good focal range and great AF speed are rather worth 300 euro/dollars IMO. Would I pay $500 for it? Not a chance. Would I prefer a version of the FT 14-54 or 12-60? Sure. And I'd be ready to pay 700-1000 euro for one of these. And perhaps I'll do (or pay 450-650 as a kit with the EM-7, who know?).
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I agree. For a kit it's great, for a stand alone $500 lens no way!
I really prefer primes and wish I could afford to get a wide and the 45 right now. With my health it's getting harder to move the way I want so zooms have become a part of life if I want to really keep shooting. I can't hike down a hill to get closer, I need to zoom. I can't run up to something happening because I walk like an 80 year old, so I need to zoom.
I don't want to spend a ton of money on zooms as I really do still prefer primes. If I could afford a $1600 zoom, I'd get the 2 primes I want instead. Although I do want the 9-18 as my next lens, not a prime. I just wish the 7-14 could take filters.
I think for others it depends on what you want to shoot and how you go about it. If you buy it with the OMD as a kit it's hard to beat right now. You can get slightly rained on, take macros and not have to switch lenses while out and about. But don't go thinking it'll be the best lens you've ever used.
I wonder how QC is with this lens. Opinions seem really varied. I have a 40-150 that I think is considerably sharper than my 12-50. I look at the output from the 40-150 and think the lens is just to small, light, and inexpensive to produce this. But I see images from the 12-50 posted on a lot of sites that I like. And I think the f6.3 makes it sound really slow, but that's only 1/3 stop slower than f5.6. That said, it becomes slow relatively fast as focal length increases. I get some images with it that I like (I probably need to go back and really look at the focal length and aperture) but overall I'm not very impressed by the IQ and wish I'd just gone for the 14-42.
For a kit lens it is not bad. Sharp enough in the centre of the image where the action usually is but a bit soft at the edges especially at the wide end. In its favour there is weather sealing, fast focus,a useful range of focal length, a choice of manual or powered zoom which is quiet enough for video, and a useful macro which is surprisingly effective.
Given the compromises necessary to secure all these functions, it is a pretty useful lens. OK if I need the highest possible IQ I will use my Leica Summilux with an adapter but for a general purpose, go anywhere whatever the weather lens I think it is not a bad deal. There is probably some sample variation as I think my copy is a bit better than some described here. Valid as a bundled kit lens but probably not worth the extra price as a standalone.
I only use the 12-50 because it is weather sealed. Otherwise, it would be the first lens I put on eBay.